Wisconsin Recreational Atlas & Gazetteer at 1:160, 000 approx. in a series of large format paperback state atlases from De Lorme, with detailed, contoured, GPS compatible topographic mapping. Recreational information

Includes:: lists of recommended family outings, unique natural features, outdoor adventure areas for hiking/biking/paddling. Tables present facilities in recreational areas & campgrounds, plus fishing & hunting areas with lists of species. Each title in this De Lorme series covers one state & presents it at a scale much more detailed than used on most state road maps. Particularly popular areas are often also presented on enlargements. The maps are contoured, show variation of terrain (deserts, glaciers, wetlands, woodlands, etc) & have latitude & longitude and/or UTM grid lines for GPS use. Various types of protected areas are distinguished by the colouring of their boundaries, e.g. national or state parks, forests, etc. Also marked are Indian Reservations & restricted entry military zones. Road network is shown in much more detail than on other state mapping, with local roads, unsurfaced back roads & tracks, forest trails, etc. Where appropriate, old historical routes are marked. Railway lines & local airports or landing strips are included & the maps also indicate administrative boundaries. Symbols highlight various recreational areas & facilities such as campgrounds, unique natural features, etc. Each title contains extensive lists of outdoor adventure sites (grouped into activities such as hiking, biking, paddling, fishing, skiing, etc.), diverse family outing sites, campgrounds, & tables showing what facilities can be found in the state’s recreational areas. Each atlas also has an index of localities. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Detailed physical wall map of Wisconsin State at a scale of 1:500, 000. The cartography shows relief through a stunning, ...

Wisconsin's Door County in the Moon Spotlight guide series; covering a range of specific local cities, districts, areas & regions in North, Central & South America & targeted at those seeking to travel to a specific area within a country. Each of the guides has been extracted in full from the relevant country Moon Handbook & individual titles focus on a particular city, region or notable area of the destination. Many of the guides in the series are unique in their coverage, although are limited in putting the destination into its wider geographical context that a more comprehensive guide would provide. Stylistically, Moon ...

The Door Peninsula in Wisconsin an a detailed map from the National Geographic in the Destination Map series, printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. The map presents the peninsula & the nearby islands highlighting protected areas & various places of interest. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 7’30”. The Sturgeon Bay area is also shown on an enlargement. Around the map & on the reverse are extensive notes about the region, its history, culture, & crafts, etc, plus a more general map recommended cycling trails & locations of campgrounds, golf courses, kayak launch sites & boat access sites. ...

Micronesia, Hawaii, Polynesia, Bora Bora, Seychelles, Maldives, Australia
- where does the mind go when imagining such places.
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As read on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. This is the generation that will change China. The youth, over 320 million of them in their teens & twenties, more than the population of the USA. Born after Mao, with no memory of Tiananmen, they are destined to transform both their nation & the world. These millennials, offspring of the one-child policy, face fierce competition to succeed. Pressure starts young, & their road isn`t easy. Their stories are also like those of young people all over the world: moving out of home, starting a career, falling in love. Wish Lanterns follows the lives of six young Chinese. Dahai is a military child & netizen; ` Fred` is a daughter of the Party. Lucifer is an aspiring superstar; Snail a country migrant addicted to online games. Xiaoxiao is a hipster from the freezing north; Mia a rebel from Xinjiang in the far west. Alec Ash, a writer in Beijing of the same generation, has given us a vivid, gripping account of young China as it comes of age. Through individual stories, Wish Lanterns shows with empathy & insight the challenges & dreams that will define China`s future global impact. ...

As read on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. This is the generation that will change China. The youth, over 320 million of them in their teens & twenties, more than the population of the USA. Born after Mao, with no memory of Tiananmen, they are destined to transform both their nation & the world. These millennials, offspring of the one-child policy, face fierce competition to succeed. Pressure starts young, & their road isn`t easy. Their stories are also like those of young people all over the world: moving out of home, starting a career, falling in love. Wish Lanterns follows the lives of six young Chinese. Dahai is a military child & netizen; ` Fred` is a daughter of the Party. Lucifer is an aspiring superstar; Snail a country migrant addicted to online games. Xiaoxiao is a hipster from the freezing north; Mia a rebel from Xinjiang in the far west. Alec Ash, a writer in Beijing of the same generation, has given us a vivid, gripping account of young China as it comes of age. Through individual stories, Wish Lanterns shows with empathy & insight the challenges & dreams that will define China`s future global impact. ...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LAST ORDERS & MOTHERING SUNDAY, & reissued for the first time in Scribner, comes a novel called ` Profound & powerful... an unputdownable read` by Scotland on Sunday. On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton
- former Devon farmer, now proprietor of a seaside caravan park
- receives the news that his brother Tom, not seen for years, has been killed in Iraq. For Jack & his wife Ellie this will have a potentially catastrophic impact & compel Jack to make a crucial journey: to receive his brother`s remains, but also to return to the land of his past & confront his most secret, troubling memories. Praise for Mothering Sunday: ` Bathed in light; & even when tragedy strikes, it blazes irresistibly... Swift`s small fiction feels like a masterpiece` Guardian ` Alive with sensuousness & sensuality.. . wonderfully accomplished, it is an achievement` Sunday Times ` From start to finish Swift`s is a novel of stylish brilliance & quiet narrative verve. The archly modulated, precise prose (a hybrid of Henry Green & Kazuo Ishiguro) is a glory to read. Now 66, Swift is a writer at the very top of his game` Evening Standard ` Mothering Sunday is a powerful, philosophical & exquisitely observed novel about the lives we lead, & the parallel lives
- the parallel stories
- we can never know.. . It may just be Swift`s best novel yet` Observer



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In this gloriously original social history, Travis Elborough argues that our national character
- our snobbishness & willingness
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